Courageous Dreaming: How Shamans Dream the World into Being
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- Author：Alberto Villoldo
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Summary
Modern physics tells us that we’re dreaming the world into being with every thought。 Courageous Dreaming tells us how to dream our world with power and grace。 The ancient shamans of the Americas understood that we’re not only creating our experience of the world， but are dreaming up the very nature of reality itself—that is， “life is but a dream。” When you don’t dream your life， you have to settle for the nightmare being dreamed by others。 This book shows how to wake up from the collective nightmare and begin to dream a life of courage and grace， a sacred dream that shamans throughout time have known and served。
Alberto Villoldo reveals ancient wisdom teachings that explain how to birth reality from the invisible matrix of creation; and reveals how we can interact with this matrix to dream a life of peace， health， and abundance。 He shows us that courage is all that is required to create the joy we desire！
Alberto Villoldo reveals ancient wisdom teachings that explain how to birth reality from the invisible matrix of creation; and reveals how we can interact with this matrix to dream a life of peace， health， and abundance。 He shows us that courage is all that is required to create the joy we desire！
Reviews
Pat
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"In Inka， Hopi， Tibetan， Mayan， and other aboriginal societies throughout the world， the elders carry on the tradition of gathering around a fire when the moon is full and dreaming of a world that they’d want their children’s children to inherit。。。。 At serpent， they know they need only sit by the fire。 At jaguar， they realize they must bring with them their love and curiosity。 At hummingbird， they offer their contribution without comprehending how it fits in to the collective dream。 At eagle， th "In Inka， Hopi， Tibetan， Mayan， and other aboriginal societies throughout the world， the elders carry on the tradition of gathering around a fire when the moon is full and dreaming of a world that they’d want their children’s children to inherit。。。。 At serpent， they know they need only sit by the fire。 At jaguar， they realize they must bring with them their love and curiosity。 At hummingbird， they offer their contribution without comprehending how it fits in to the collective dream。 At eagle， they see the larger picture before them and understand the totality of the dream without being able to express or define it。 They feel immersed in love， connected to all。" This could be a description of my book study group。 I'll be proposing this to be our next read。 It will focus our intent。 I foresee significant change after adopting the practices and doing the exercises， change not only in individuals and in the group， but radiating out into our community and bringing into being our collective dream of living in love and peace。 。。。more
Roy Madrid
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I noticed that I’ve read a lot of self-help books this year。 This is one of the better ones。 There are two key features of this book that I think make it unique from anything else you’ll read on the topic: the forthrightness of his questions/exercises and the ideological framework used to explain the ideas。 This man doesn’t really waste time in getting to the hard-hitting questions that make you really get to the bottom of your sufferings and that is SO MUCH APPRECIATED。 The best part， though， i I noticed that I’ve read a lot of self-help books this year。 This is one of the better ones。 There are two key features of this book that I think make it unique from anything else you’ll read on the topic: the forthrightness of his questions/exercises and the ideological framework used to explain the ideas。 This man doesn’t really waste time in getting to the hard-hitting questions that make you really get to the bottom of your sufferings and that is SO MUCH APPRECIATED。 The best part， though， is that the questions feel kind/loving in their delivery rather than targeted。 You can sense that this man really just wants to share his knowledge to help。 That said， the 4 factor framework he used to organize the ideas was great but something that takes getting used to。 As he notes， these are the teaches of ancient traditions of Peruvian shamans so the ‘labels’ might not jive with hardcore westerners。 Nonetheless， they are incredibly effective at communicating not just an idea but a feeling。 I would recommend this to few simply due to the audacity of being the book represents and the word choice for the labels as both could be major turn-offs for some。 。。。more
D。M。 Webb-Benjamin
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One of those magical books。。。It took a load off my shoulders when he says: We can't and shouldn't try to save the world。 We will save the world if we save ourselves and the rest will fall into place with us。 Something like that if I remember correctly。 And that's what I did。 I fixed myself。 One of those magical books。。。It took a load off my shoulders when he says: We can't and shouldn't try to save the world。 We will save the world if we save ourselves and the rest will fall into place with us。 Something like that if I remember correctly。 And that's what I did。 I fixed myself。 。。。more
Claire
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After having already read a few of his books， and in particular The Four Insights: Wisdom， Power， and Grace of the Earthkeepers which is excellent， I immediately turned to this to be my daily morning read during this period of confinement we are currently in and what a Godsend。It may help to already be familiar or acquainted with the four levels of perception within shamanic philosophy， but perhaps not。 Being already familiar with that way of seeing， this book beautifully expands it further into After having already read a few of his books， and in particular The Four Insights: Wisdom， Power， and Grace of the Earthkeepers which is excellent， I immediately turned to this to be my daily morning read during this period of confinement we are currently in and what a Godsend。It may help to already be familiar or acquainted with the four levels of perception within shamanic philosophy， but perhaps not。 Being already familiar with that way of seeing， this book beautifully expands it further into ways of dreaming， levels of consciousness， levels of courage， of beauty。It shows us how we are all living within our own stories and that they can either stay stuck in the past and put on repeat， or we can rewrite them and courageously dream a better version of ourselves and of our future。Our situation may be a difficult one， but it's only a nightmare if we choose to make that our reality。 By taking the facts and writing a new story with them， we can script a different experience of reality。 Holding on to old stories creates imprints in our energetic body or LEF （luminous energy field） even after the facts and circumstances change， those resentments and bad feelings create energetic cords that tie us to the players in the drama， which is why we then get triggered so easily。Alberto Villoldo uses illuminating metaphors to help s see our situations from a different perspective and provides suggestions for how to change。 Understanding our own tendencies is the first step， rewriting a better narrative of our lives follows。 Learning to sever unwelcome ties and clear karmic baggage， all the better。Seeing our lives as river with a accumulation of silt and how to clear it is liberating， decoding the symbols and metaphors of our dreams， where our subconscious solutions lie， tipping us off to what our conscious mind resists recognising。We fight the current， yet we never clean the river。 Especially now， we are all being forced to confront what lies within us， the build up of silt that requires clearing， so the crystalline waters of our lives can flow more easily。When you start pouring beauty into your river， you'll find that the waters are becoming clearer every day。 To practice beauty， you must give up the ugly stories in which someone is a victim and someone else is the perpetrator。 practicing beauty means recognising what is pure and of value in every situation and in every person。 We are not in control of where the river flows， only of how clean we keep its waters。I think I may have to go back to chapter one and read it again， to be sure the message sinks in， I think that might help the waters flow clean。 。。。more
Kathy
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I have had this book on my bookshelf for at least a year。 I finally took the time to read it。 It has very little to do with the shamans but more about how to improve your negative thinking。 One can approach any difficulty with his analogies of an eagle， hummingbird， jaguar or reptile consciousness。 In the end I was more relieved than gladden that I had read this book。
Kenzo Amariyo
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Excellent
Alice
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Really great introspective exercises， beyond the insights and the message to live life more fully。
Gwen Fricker
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Must say it was not really what I expected。。。。。but it really hit the spot at this point in my life。 This book will definitely affect each person differently。。。。it all depends on where you are in 'your soul's progress'。 I have started another one of Villoldo's books。 Must say it was not really what I expected。。。。。but it really hit the spot at this point in my life。 This book will definitely affect each person differently。。。。it all depends on where you are in 'your soul's progress'。 I have started another one of Villoldo's books。 。。。more
Andee Marley
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I liked this book。 I like all of his books。 They are hard to review with words。
Lana
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Too much focus on the negative sides of human nature， creating a negative feeling while reading this book。 Nothing I found inspiring。 Sadly， it actually has very little to do with Shamans or their teachings。 All in all， a waste of time。
Magaly
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Great spiritual self development book。
Dianadumitru
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A how-to-live-brave book， about our power to change the dreams we are experiencing as so called reality everyday into something beautiful and great， for our greater good。 I see things differently now。 Read it。 Alberto is a very gifted writer and spiritual guide。
Daffanie
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excellent empowering book。 easy and fast read。
Stephanie
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One of the better books I've read this year。 Very inspiring。 One of the better books I've read this year。 Very inspiring。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Started reading it and was enjoying it， but got distracted by other things。 I want to get back to it sometime。
Shervin
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I enjoyed reading this book。This book talks about our dreams and how， through our stories， we make them reality。 Four levels of consciousness are discussed that we may dream（physical， mind， spirit， universal）。 By dreaming differently， it discusses how we can change our nightmares。 This book discusses how courage （at four levels） plays a significant role in changing our dreams。 It delves into cleaning up our thoughts and emotions rather than fighting events in our lives。 Some steps are shown so o I enjoyed reading this book。This book talks about our dreams and how， through our stories， we make them reality。 Four levels of consciousness are discussed that we may dream（physical， mind， spirit， universal）。 By dreaming differently， it discusses how we can change our nightmares。 This book discusses how courage （at four levels） plays a significant role in changing our dreams。 It delves into cleaning up our thoughts and emotions rather than fighting events in our lives。 Some steps are shown so one can start co-creating again。 。。。more
Likethesky7
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